On this day in Church history: November 4, 1843 The Prophet Joseph Smith writes letters to several of the major contenders in the 1844 presidential race, seeking comment on their position towards the Latter-day Saints: • John C. Calhoun (Vice President to John Quincy Adams

On this day in Church history: November 6, 1940 The Apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf is born.

Prior to Elder Kearon, the most recent Apostle with a middle name to keep his middle initial under the radar was Elder Rudger (Judd) Clawson. Between Elder Clawson’s call to the Quorum of the Twelve in 1898 and Elder Kearon’s in 2023, only three Apostles were known simply by

On this day in Church history: November 8, 1851 The Apostle Parley P. Pratt arrives in Valparaíso, Chile and inaugurates the preaching of the restored gospel in South America. Elder Pratt’s mission to Chile was cut short following the death of his son, Omner Pratt, who was

On this day in Church history: November 10, 1985 The Prophet Ezra Taft Benson is ordained and set apart as the thirteenth President of the Church. The Apostles Gordon B. Hinckley and Thomas S. Monson are likewise set apart as counselors in the First Presidency. This became

On this day in Church history: November 13, 1838 The Prophet Joseph F. Smith is born in Far West, Missouri. As fate would have it, he was the last President of the Church to have known the Prophet Joseph Smith personally. Each President of the Church who served between 1830

On this day in Church history: November 13, 1952 The Apostle Dale G. Renlund in born in Salt Lake City. Happy birthday Dale G. Renlund !

As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is collaborating with America250 in recognition of the freedoms established through the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.   Today, the Church

On this day in Church history: November 14, 1907 The Prophet Howard W. Hunter is born in Boise, Idaho. President Hunter served as a Special Witness of Jesus Christ for 35 years and as President of the Church for nine months.

On this day in Church history: November 16, 1981 The Apostle Marion G. Romney dedicates the Jordan River Temple. Notably, around 30 people who had attended the dedication of the pioneer-era Salt Lake Temple in 1893 were also in attendance for the dedication of this space-age

On this day in Church history: November 19 1823 - Alvin Smith, the Prophet Joseph Smith’s oldest brother, dies in Manchester, New York. 1918 - The Prophet Joseph F. Smith (who was also the nephew of Alvin Smith) dies in Salt Lake City. In the 137th section of the Doctrine

On this day in Church history: November 21, 1841 Baptisms for the Dead are performed for the first time in this dispensation inside a temple. The Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John Taylor served as proxy for forty individuals in the recently completed baptismal

On this day in Church history: November 21, 2025 The First Presidency announces a new age change for sister missionary service. In 2012, the Prophet Thomas S. Monson announced a reduction in the minimum age for sister missionary service from 21 to 19 years of age. At that

On this day in Church history: November 22, 1856 The Prophet Heber J. Grant is born in Salt Lake City. On his 62nd birthday, President Grant presided at the burial of his longtime friend and mentor, the Prophet Joseph F. Smith. A few days prior, Joseph’s deathbed message to

On this day in Church history: November 25, 1952 President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower asks the Apostle Ezra Taft Benson to serve in his cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. At the encouragement of President David O. McKay, Elder Benson accepts the nomination. For the

On this day in Church history 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀’ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁 Although trailblazers and settlers had made the trek west prior to the Saints, many doubts remained about the viability of agriculture in the arid valleys of the Great

On this day in Church history: December 1, 1970 The final issues of five church magazines are published: 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘳𝘢 (originally published by the Mutual Improvement Association) 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 (published by the General Primary)